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George
Washington's Vision:
Three great perils
will come upon the Republic.
- 1777/1778. A vision received by George Washington.
The account of this vision was given in 1859 by an old
soldier. He gave it to a writer, Wesley
Bradshaw, who published it. In the vision God revealed to
George Washington that three great
perils would come upon the Republic. He was given to know
that America was going through the
first peril at that time. The old soldier who told the story
of the vision said the nation would soon
see [soon after 1859] the account verified by the second
peril descending upon the land.
This account here is as printed in the U.S. war veterans
paper The National Tribune, in
December, 1880. The National Tribune became, "The Stars and
Stripes", and this article was
reprinted in that publication December 21, 1850. (This is
probably 1950, but list it as I found it)
"The last time I ever saw Anthony Sherman was on the fourth
of July, 1859, in Independence Square. He was then 99 years
old, and becoming very feeble. But though so old, his
dimming eyes rekindled as he gazed upon Independence Hall,
which he had come to visit once more. "'Let's go into the
hall,' he said. 'I want to tell you of an incident of
Washington's life -- one which no one alive knows of except
myself; and if you live, you will before long see it
verified. Mark the prediction, you will see it verified.
"'From the opening of the Revolution we experienced all
phases of fortune, now good and now ill, one time victorious
and another conquered. The darkest period we had, I think,
was when Washington after several reverses, retreated to
Valley Forge, where he resolved to pass the winter of 1777.
Ah! I have often seen the tears coursing down our dear
commander's careworn cheeks, as he would be conversing with
a confidential officer about the condition of his poor
soldiers. You have doubtless heard the story of Washington's
going into the thicket to pray. Well, it was not only true,
but he used to pray often in secret for aid and comfort. And
God brought us safely through the darkest days of
tribulation. "'One day, I remember it well, the chilly winds
whistled through the leafless trees, though the sky was
cloudless and the sun shone brightly. He remained in his
quarters nearly all the afternoon, alone. When he came out I
noticed that his face was a shade paler than usual, and
there seemed to be something on his mind of more than
ordinary importance. Returning just after dusk, he
dispatched an orderly to the quarters of an officer, who was
presently in attendance. After a preliminary conversation of
about half an hour, Washington, gazing upon his companion
with that strange look of dignity which he alone could
command, said to the latter:
~ Preface
"I do not know whether it is owing to the anxiety of my
mind, or what, but this afternoon, as I was sitting at a dispatch,
something in the apartment seemed to disturb
me. Looking up, I beheld standing opposite to me a
singularly beautiful being. So astonished was
I, for I had given strict orders not to be disturbed that it
was some moments before I found language
to inquire the cause of the visit. A second, a third, and
even a fourth time did I repeat my question,
but received no answer from my mysterious visitor except a
slight raising of the eyes.
By this time I felt strange sensations spreading through me.
I would have risen but the riveted gaze
of the being before me rendered volition impossible. I
assayed once more to speak, but my toung
became useless, as if parylized. A new influence,
mysterious, potent, irresitible, took possession
of me. All I could do was to gaze steadily, vacantly at my
unknown visitor.
Gradually the surrounds atmosphere seemed to fill with
sensations, and grew luminous. Everything
about me seemed to rarefy, the mysterious visitor also
becoming more airy and yet more distinct to
my sight than before. I began to feel as one dying, or
rather to experience the sensations I
sometimes imagine accompaning death. I did not think, I did
not reason, I did not move. All were
alike impossible. I was only conscious of gazing fixedly,
vacantly on my companion.
~ The introductory part of the Vision
Presently I heard a voice say, "Son of the Republic, look
and learn,' while at the same time my
visitor extended an arm eastward [toward the Atlantic and
Europe]. I now beheld a heavy white
vapor at some distance rising fold upon fold. This gradually
dissipated, and I looked upon the
strange scene. Before me lay, out in one vast plain all the
countries of the world -- Europe, Asia,
Africa, and America. I saw rolling and tossing between
Europe and America lay billows of the
Atlantic, and between Asia and America lay the Pacific. 'Son
of the Republic', said the same
mysterious voice as before, 'look and learn.'
~ The First Peril: The Revolutionary War.
At that moment I beheld a dark shadowy being, like an angel,
standing, or rather floating in
mid-air, between Europe and America. Dipping water out of
the ocean in the hollow of each hand,
he sprinkled some upon America with his right [West] hand,
while with his left [East hand] he cast
some over Europe [angel is facing South]. Immediately a
cloud arose from these countries and
joined in mid-ocean. For awhile it remained stationary, and
then it moved slowly westward, until it
enveloped America in its murky folds. Sharp flashes of
lightning gleamed through at intervals , and I
heard the smothered groans and cries of the American People.
(This may be interpreted to have
been the Revolutionary War, then in progress.)
A second time the angel dipped water from the ocean and
sprinkled it out as before. The dark
cloud drew back to the ocean, in whose heaving billows it
sank from view.
~ Westward expansion in America
A third time I heard the mysterious voice saying, 'Son of the Republic, look and learn.' I cast my
eyes upon America and beheld villages and town cities spring
up one right after another until the
whole land from the Atlantic to the Pacific was dotted with
them. Again, I heard the mysterious voice
say, 'Son of the Republic, the end of the century cometh
[end of the 1700's], look and learn.'
~ The Second Peril: Slave trade from Africa is used to
instigate the Civil War.
And this time a dark shadowy angel turned his face
southward. From Africa I saw an ill-omened
spectre approach our land. It flitted slowly and heavily
over every town and city of the latter [our
land]. The inhabitants presently set themselves in battle
array against each other [the Civil War].
As I continued to look I saw a bright angel on whose brow
was traced the word 'Union.' He was
bearing the American flag. He placed the flag between the
divided nation and said, 'Remember,
ye are brethern.' (This may be interpreted as to have been
the Civil War.)
George Washington's Vision: Foreign Troops in the USA.
Again I heard a mysterious voice saying, 'Son of the
Republic, look and learn.' At this the dark,
shadowy angel placed a trumpet to his mouth, and blew three
distinct blasts; and taking water from
the ocean, he sprinkled it upon Europe [EU including Great
Britain, Germany], Asia [Russia, China],
and Africa [Arab countries including Egypt].
Then my eyes beheld a fearful scene. From each of these
continents arose thick black clouds that
were soon joined into one . And throughout this mass there
gleamed a dark red light by which I saw hordes of armed men.
These men, moving with the cloud marched by land and sailed
by sea to America
[where they were temporarily stationed on recently "shut
down" USA military bases], which country
was enveloped in the volume of the cloud.
George Washington's Vision: Martial Law in the USA
I dimly saw these vast armies
devastate the whole country and burn the villages, towns and
cities, which I had seen spring
up. As my ears listened to the thundering of the cannon,
clashing of swords, and the shouts and
cries of millions in mortal combat, I again heard the
mysterious voice saying, 'Son of the Republic,
look and learn.' When the voice had ceased, the dark shadowy
angel placed his trumpet once
more to his mouth, and blew a long and fearful blast.
George Washington's Vision: Nuclear Attack on
the USA
~ The Third Peril, Phase 3, Nuclear Attack on the USA:
Nuclear attack on the USA, the surprise
ending for the Third Peril: Babylon the great is fallen, in
one day/hour. ~
Instantly a light, as of a thousand suns [a nuclear attack
involving a thousand nuclear warheads,
each one being as bright as a sun when it explodes] shone
down from above me, and pierced and
broke into fragments of the dark cloud which enveloped
America. At the same moment the angel
upon whose head still shown the word 'Union,' and who bore
our national flag in one hand and a
sword in the other, descended from the heavens attended by
legions of white spirits. These
immediately joined the inhabitants of America, who I
perceived were well-nigh over come [in one
day/hour, Babylon the great falls, and the nuclear attack is
over for the surviving Americans], but who
immediately taking courage again, closed up their broken
ranks, and renewed battle.
Again amid the fearful noise of the conflict I heard the
mysterious voice say, 'Son of the Republic,
look and learn.' As the voice ceased, the shadowy angel for
the last time dipped the water from the
ocean and sprinkled it upon America. Instantly the dark
clouds rolled back, together with the
armies it had brought, leaving the inhabitants of the land
victorious.
Then once more I beheld the villages, towns and cities
springing up where I had seem them
before, while the bright angel, planting the azure standard
cried with a loud voice: 'While the stars
remain, and the heavens send down dew upon the earth, so
long shall the Union last.' [But no longer
as the world's superpower.] And taking from his brow the
crown which blazoned the word 'Union,' he
placed it down upon the standard while the people, kneeling
down said, 'Amen.' [A great Revival
in America.]
~ Summary of the Vision's 3 Perils.
The scene instantly began to fade and dissolve, and I at
last saw nothing but the rising, curling vapor, I
at first beheld. This also disappeared, and I found myself
once more gazing upon the mysterious
visitor who, in the same voice I heard before said, 'Son of
the Republic, what you have seen is thus
interpreted: Three great perils will come upon the Republic.
The most fearful for her is the
third. But the whole world united shall not prevail against
her [if we can learn to live for God].
Let every child of the Republic learn to live for his God,
his land and Union.
With these words the vision vanished, and I started from my
seat and felt that I had seen a vision
wherein had been showed me the birth, progress, and destiny
of the United States."
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